Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels;
results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart;
sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health;
- Example: "adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
blood pressure
n 1: the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of
the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left
ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick
evaluation of a person's health; "adult blood pressure is
considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the
systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"